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E1917 plies · black to move

Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line

The Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line is a chess opening classified under ECO code E19 in the Indian Defences family, where Black responds to 1.d4 with 1...Nf6, including the Nimzo-Indian, Queen's Indian, and King's Indian. It is reached after 9 moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Qc2 Nxc3 9. Qxc3. The resulting position leaves black to move.

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Black r
Black n
Black q
Black r
Black k
7
Black p
Black b
Black p
Black p
Black b
Black p
Black p
Black p
6
Black p
Black p
5
4
White p
White p
3
White q
White n
White p
2
White p
White p
White p
White p
White b
White p
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White r
b
c
White b
d
e
f
White r
g
White k
h

Resulting Position